Facbeook unveiled a raft of measures Wednesday aimed at making it easier for users to see and access the data the social network holds on them and make changes where needed. The move comes after the explosive reports last week that a quiz app harvested 50 million Facebook profiles for […]
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Playboy suspends activity on Facebook in wake of the data scandal
Playboy has decided to suspend all activity on Facebook in response to the data sharing scandal engulfing the social media giant. The adult publication said Wednesday that it would be exiting the social network and deactivating each of its accounts. “The recent news about Facebook’s alleged mismanagement of users’ data […]
Trump-Abe meeting likely to happen on April 18
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is finalizing details for a summit with President Donald Trump on April 18 to discuss strategy before a proposed meeting between North Korean and U.S. leaders, a ruling party official told Reuters on Wednesday. Abe will also likely ask Trump to exempt Japan from his […]
Asian shares slide after tech drags on Wall Street
Asian stocks posted declines on Wednesday trade after U.S. stocks fell sharply on the back of declines in technology names. That cut short a rally seen in Europe and Asia’s Tuesday session linked to an apparent easing in trade-related tensions. The Nikkei 225 fell 1.7 percent in Tokyo, paring steeper […]
Lincoln brings back the Aviator after more than a decade — with a very different design
After more than a decade in the dust-bin, Lincoln is resurrecting the mid-sized Aviator sport utility vehicle in a totally new form and aiming it squarely at well-to-do millennials starting families. Ford’s luxury brand gave reporters a preview of the new Aviator in Manhattan on Monday, days before the New […]
SoftBank and Saudi Arabia are creating a huge solar power generation project
Saudi Arabia and Japanese telecom giant-turned-tech investor SoftBank expanded their partnership on Tuesday, announcing the world’s biggest solar power generation project at a press conference in New York. The project was projected to cost $200 billion through 2030. That’s about how long it’s anticipated it will take to build out […]
Tesla defends Autopilot record after Feds launch investigation into fatal crash
Tesla is defending its Autopilot driver-assist technology as federal investigators probe a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model X SUV. The accident happened Friday afternoon on a stretch of highway in Mountain View, California. The National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday it is investigating the accident, including how the Model […]
Walmart pulls Cosmo magazine from its checkout lines
Walmart is pulling Cosmopolitan Magazine from its checkout lines. The magazine that made its name with provocative covers will no longer be found in Walmart on sale at the checkout lines, a move that the company is calling a “business decision” but which one advocacy group is touting as a […]
Three users sue Facebook over collection of call and text history
Three users of the Facebook Messenger app sued Facebook on Tuesday, saying the social network violated their privacy by collecting logs of their phone calls and text messages, in the latest legal challenge facing the company. The U.S. lawsuit filed in federal court in the Northern District of California seeks […]
US and South Korea to revise trade pact with currency side deal
The United States and South Korea have reached agreement on a revised trade pact that includes a side deal aimed at deterring competitive currency devaluation by Seoul and provides relief from U.S. tariffs on steel, senior Trump administration officials said on Tuesday. South Korea’s steel exports to the U.S. will […]